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Chinese Leadership Wisdom from the Book of Change

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Mun Kin-Chok
2006
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For centuries, the Book of Change (or the Yijing), has been consulted for sage advice at life's turning points. It differs from simple prognostication, however, in that it demands us to cultivate an understanding of the situation, the world, and most of all, ourselves; indeed, this understanding is essential for leaders of all times. MUN Kin Chok, a marketing scholar by profession, derives a rational approach to organizational leadership from the Book of Change. The yin–yang concept is illustrated according to contexts and characters of man. The sixty-four hexagrams and each of their six possible “changing lines” are analyzed in a clear systematic manner. Skeptical of oracle predictions, the author combs through different divination methods and utilizes them as tools to calculate risks and stimulate ideas.

Table of Contents

Title Page, Copyright Page,

pp. i-iv

Contents

pp. v-xii

Foreword

pp. xiii-xiv

Part One: The Fundamentals

Understanding the Book of Change

pp. 3-16

Taiji, Yin–Yang, and the Five Elements

pp. 17-42

Lines, Trigrams, and Hexagrams

pp. 43-78

Part Two: The Sixty-Four Hexagrams

1 Qian: The Heaven Hexagram

pp. 81-92

2 Kun: The Earth Hexagram

pp. 93-100

3 Zhun: The Water–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 101-106

4 Meng: The Mountain-Water Hexagram

pp. 107-110

5 Xu: The Water–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 111-114

6 Song: The Heaven–Water Hexagram

pp. 115-118

7 Shi: The Earth–Water Hexagram

pp. 119-124

8 Bi: The Water–Earth Hexagram

pp. 125-128

9 Xiaoxu: The Wind–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 129-132

10 Lü: The Heaven–Lake Hexagram

pp. 133-136

11 Tai: The Earth–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 137-142

12 Pi: The Heaven–Earth Hexagram

pp. 143-148

13 Tongren: The Heaven–Fire Hexagram

pp. 149-154

14 Dayou: The Fire–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 155-158

15 Qian: The Earth–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 159-164

16 Yu: The Thunder–Earth Hexagram

pp. 165-168

17 Sui: The Lake–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 169-172

18 Gu: The Mountain–Wind Hexagram

pp. 173-176

19 Lin: The Earth–Lake Hexagram

pp. 177-180

20 Guan: The Wind–Earth Hexagram

pp. 181-184

21 Shihe: The Fire–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 185-188

22 Bi: The Mountain–Fire Hexagram

pp. 189-192

23 Bo: The Mountain–Earth Hexagram

pp. 193-198

24 Fu: The Earth–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 199-202

25 Wuwang: The Heaven–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 203-206

26 Daxu: The Mountain–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 207-210

27 Yi: The Mountain–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 211-216

28 Daguo: The Lake–Wind Hexagram

pp. 217-222

29 Kan: The Water Hexagram

pp. 223-226

30 Li: The Fire Hexagram

pp. 227-232

31 Xian: The Lake–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 233-236

32 Heng: The Thunder-Wind Hexgram

pp. 237-242

33 Dun: The Heaven–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 243-246

34 Dazhuang: The Thunder–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 247-252

35 Jin: The Fire–Earth Hexagram

pp. 253-258

36 Mingyi: The Earth–Fire Hexagram

pp. 259-264

37 Jiaren: The Wind–Fire Hexagram

pp. 265-270

38 Kui: The Fire–Lake Hexagram

pp. 271-276

39 Jian: The Water–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 277-280

40 Xie: The Thunder–Water Hexagram

pp. 281-284

41 Sun: The Mountain–Lake Hexagram

pp. 285-290

42 Yi: The Wind–Thunder Hexagram

pp. 291-296

43 Kuai: The Lake–Heaven Hexagram

pp. 297-302

44 Gou: The Heaven–Wind Hexagram

pp. 303-306

45 Cui: The Lake–Earth Hexagram

pp. 307-310

46 Sheng: The Earth–Wind Hexagram

pp. 311-314

47 Kun: The Lake–Water Hexagram

pp. 315-320

48 Jing: The Water–Wind (Wood) Hexagram

pp. 321-326

49 Ge: The Lake–Fire Hexagram

pp. 327-330

50 Ding: The Fire–Wind (Wood) Hexagram

pp. 331-336

51 Zhen: The Thunder Hexagram

pp. 337-340

52 Gen: The Mountain Hexagram

pp. 341-346

53 Jian: The Wind (Wood)–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 347-352

54 Guimei: The Thunder–Lake Hexagram

pp. 353-358

55 Feng: The Thunder–Fire Hexagram

pp. 359-364

56 Lü: The Fire–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 365-370

57 Xun: The Wind Hexagram

pp. 371-374

58 Dui: The Lake Hexagram

pp. 375-378

59 Huan: The Wind-Water Hexagram

pp. 379-382

60 Jie: The Water–Lake Hexagram

pp. 383-386

61 Zhongfu: The Wind–Lake Hexagram

pp. 387-390

62 Xiaoguo: The Thunder–Mountain Hexagram

pp. 391-396

63 Jiji: The Water–Fire Hexagram

pp. 397-402

64 Weiji: The Fire–Water Hexagram

pp. 403-408

Part Three: A Leadership Model from the Book of Change

A Leadership Model from the Book of Change

pp. 411-428

Part Four: Divination

Three Coins Method

pp. 431-442

Yarrow Stalk Method

pp. 443-448

Two Numbers Method

pp. 449-450

Three Numbers Method

pp. 451-458

Five Elements Method

pp. 459-472

Bibliography

pp. 473-474
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